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Washington Community Colleges

There are 44 community colleges located throughout Washington (34 public colleges and 10 private colleges), serving 202,010 students.

Washington Community College by County:

Town	College	# Students
Aberdeen	Grays Harbor College (Public)	2,220
Auburn	Green River Community College (Public)	8,418
Bellevue	Bellevue College (Public)	14,010
Bellingham	Whatcom Community College (Public)	4,930
Bellingham	Bellingham Technical College (Public)	2,760
Bothell	Cascadia Community College (Public)	2,872
Bremerton	Olympic College (Public)	7,687
Centralia	Centralia College (Public)	3,319
Des Moines	Highline Community College (Public)	7,067
Everett	Everett Community College (Public)	6,696
Everett	ITT Technical Institute-Everett (Private, for-profit)	427
Everett	Everest College-Everett (Private for-profit)	710
Kirkland	Lake Washington Technical College (Public)	4,646
Lakewood	Pierce College at Fort Steilacoom (Public)	7,478
Lakewood	Clover Park Technical College (Public)	4,445
Longview	Lower Columbia College (Public)	4,036
Lynnwood	Edmonds Community College (Public)	9,536
Moses Lake	Big Bend Community College (Public)	2,069
Mount Vernon	Skagit Valley College (Public)	5,378
Olympia	South Puget Sound Community College (Public)	5,571
Pasco	Columbia Basin College (Public)	6,381
Port Angeles	Peninsula College (Public)	2,667
Puyallup	Pierce College at Puyallup (Public)	3,386
Renton	Renton Technical College (Public)	2,557
Renton	Pima Medical Institute (Renton) (Private for-profit)	857
Seattle	Pima Medical Institute (Seattle) (Private for-profit)	674
Seattle	The Art Institute Of Seattle (Private, for profit)	2,352
Seattle	Seattle Community College-Central Campus (Public)	7,774
Seattle	Seattle Community College-North Campus (Public)	6,524
Seattle	Seattle Community College-South Campus (Public)	6,074
Shoreline	Shoreline Community College (Public)	6,272
Spokane	Interface College-Spokane (Private for-profit)	163
Spokane	Spokane Falls Community College (Public)	9,053
Spokane	Spokane Community College (Public)	6,869
Spokane Valley	Itt Technical Institute-Spokane Valley (Private, for profit)	399
Tacoma	Bates Technical College (Public)	2,038
Tacoma	Tacoma Community College (Public)	6,617
Tacoma	Everest College-Tacoma (Private for-profit)	580
Vancouver	Clark College (Public)	12,749
Vancouver	Everest College-Vancouver (Private for-profit)	552
Walla Walla	Walla Walla Community College (Public)	5,024
Wenatchee	Wenatchee Valley College (Public)	3,637
Yakima	Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (Private not-for-profit)	224
Yakima	Yakima Valley Community College (Public)	4,312

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10 Ideas for Improving Community College Completion Rates

Published May 14, 2013

Community colleges do not traditionally boast high completion rates, but there are many ideas in the works at schools across the country to bring those rates up. We look at a few that are making headlines today.

New York College Gets Big Donation, New Name
We report on a large donation given to New Community College in New York – possibly one of the biggest donations to ever be given to a two-year school. Now, the school is changing its name and using the money to improve completion rates and provide grants to eligible students.

Pima Community College Placed on Probation
We explore the reasons behind the recent probation of Pima Community College, and what the Arizona school plans to do to bring their credentials back up to par once again.

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Aerospace Funding Coming to Community Colleges in Washington

Published October 23, 2011
Learn about a Governor’s Investment in Aerospace grant that will help 13 Washington community colleges develop training programs for the aerospace industry.
Occupy Seattle Wearing Out its Welcome at Seattle Central Community College

Published November 24, 2011
Although the college first told the Occupy Seattle movement it could use its campus as a home base, excessive costs and reports of vandalism are becoming big problems for Seattle Central Community College.

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Note: Data has been gathered from the Dept. of Education, schools, and commercial data sources.